The UK will now seek to ratify the agreement, which will include parliamentary scrutiny as the CPTPP member countries complete their legislative processes to admit Britain into the trading bloc – of which India is not a member. “I’m delighted to be here in New Zealand to sign a deal that will be a big […]
UK signs treaty to join Trans-Pacific free trade bloc
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Sunday discussed the progress being made on ongoing bilateral trade negotiations. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the 3rd Finance Ministers and central bank governors meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
India and Indonesia have launched an economic and financial dialogue aimed at enhancing bilateral trade and investment, infrastructure development, and financial services. Both countries will discuss issues of common interest to enhance their relationship, including cooperation in digital technology, payment systems, and using more local currencies.
The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), had on Wednesday, notified that the import policy for unstudded jewellery made of gold, and other articles made of gold was amended to “restricted” from “free” except imports under the India-UAE free trade agreement.
Energy, food security, and defence could very well be the focus areas when Prime Minister Narendra Modi touches down in Abu Dhabi for a day-long visit to the UAE on Saturday during which the two strategic partners will review the progress after they inked a landmark trade agreement. However, in the larger scheme of things, […]
India and the UK are addressing differences over intellectual property rights and rules of origin in their ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement. The countries have closed 14 of the agreement’s 26 chapters, with issues surrounding environment, labour, and digital trade occurring in five remaining chapters.
A day after food inflation surged, India is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, news agency Bloomberg reported on Thursday. This move by India, the world’s biggest rice shipper, may send already lofty global prices of the food staple higher as the disruptive El Niño weather pattern returns.
Influx of inquiries from European companies on renewed interest in India: World Trade Center
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The World Trade Center (Pune) is receiving 10-15 inquiries every week from European companies who are keen to manufacture or distribute from India. “There is an influx of inquiries from Europe for India for manufacturing and distribution. Before the pandemic, the interest was more in China,” said Niraj Khinvasara, Chief Innovative officer, World Trade Center […]
China’s exports to India in the first half of this year totalled USD 56.53 billion compared to USD 57.51 billion last year registering a decline of 0.9 per cent, according to the data released by Chinese customs on Thursday. India’s exports to China during the same period totalled USD 9.49 billion compared to USD 9.57 […]
Piyush Goyal, who visited London this week amidst the India-UK talks for a free trade agreement, attended a gathering of Indian-origin chartered accountants (CAs) from the UK Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) here on Wednesday evening.